Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Feb 01, 2021 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A4002
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
Thomas Abinanti
Sandy Galef
Linda Rosenthal
multi-Sponsors
Fred Thiele
2021-A4002 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A4002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4002 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 1, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, OTIS, ABINANTI, GALEF, L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enforcement of the freshwater wetland law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 71-2303 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 99 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: § 71-2303. Violation; penalties. 1. Administrative sanctions. A. Any person who violates, disobeys or disregards any provision of article twenty-four, including title five and section 24-0507 [thereof] OF THIS CHAPTER or any rule or regulation, local law or ordinance, permit or order issued pursuant thereto, shall be liable to the people of the state for a civil penalty [of] not to exceed eleven thousand dollars for every such violation, to be assessed, after a hearing or opportunity to be heard upon due notice and with the rights to specification of the charges and representation by counsel at such hearing, by the commissioner or local government. EACH VIOLATION SHALL BE A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT VIOLATION, AND, IN THE CASE OF A CONTINUING VIOLATION, EACH DAY'S CONTINUANCE THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT VIOLATION. Such penalty may be recovered in an action brought by the attorney general at the request and in the name of the commissioner or local government in any court of competent jurisdic- tion. Such civil penalty may be released or compromised by the commis- sioner or local government before the matter has been referred to the attorney general; and where such matter has been referred to the attor- ney general, any such penalty may be released or compromised and any action commenced to recover the same may be settled and discontinued by EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08681-01-1
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